If you really like the taste of tequila, try Patron. Don't waste this excellent nectar in a margarita. I wouldn't recommend it for shooters either. If you want a margarita or to do shots, buy something a like montezuma or Cuervo. (I have to admit, I like JQ 1800 in margaritas.)
Tequila isn't my liquor of choice for sippin'. I like Pisco, a liquor made from grapes in South America, Peru and Chile mainly. They have even had border wars over who actually made it first and makes it best. No, it isn't anything like brandy. It is a lot like tequila actually. Since this review is about tequila, Patron in particular, I will get back on point.
Patron is very, very smooth. Almost too smooth in fact. Many new years eve parties have found me downing too much of the stuff, simply because it does not illicit the gag reflex. On a hot summers night, nothing beats the deck, an orange and a nice sippin' glass of Patron. Thats living! On a cold winters night, nothing beats sitting back with the feet up, an orange and you guessed it, a nice sippin glass of Patron.
What is the deal with the orange? I went to Jalisco once, in fact I went to the Patron distillary. I didn't take the full tour. Just enough to see the field workers chopping away at the agave plants with machette's. At days end, some of the workers and a few of the towns people, (not Jalisco proper,) congregated in an outdoor area. They sampled the fruits of their labor. Each of the people stopped by a basket and grabbed an orange. They kind of sucked the juice from the oranges between sips of the Patron, some squeezed a little of the juice in the glass with the Patron. Not like one would do with a lime and a shot. More like pretzels with beer. An accompaniment. I found the two go together, I have kept the copied act as part of my sipping ritual.
You will find Patron really needs no orange, or lime. It is perfect as is. I prefer mine room temperature, as I do all spirits. I find ice and refrigeration dilute the true spirit of the drink. I have tasted steamed agave, Patron retains the flavor and in fact, smooths it out and balances it wonderfully with a little sweetness. If you really like the flavor of tequilia, this is what tequila is supposed to taste like. Put your feet up, lean back, smell the fresh cut grass and sip a Patron. With, or without an orange, life can't get any better.
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